Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(14/03/2019 10:38)Barney Wrote:  At least Arriva had the sense to revert to buying double-deckers a few years ago. If it hadn't it would not have been able to bid for the current rail replacement work.

I suspect that very few car owners are also regular bus users. Those who are and commute from the Wirral to Liverpool probably do it because it is much cheaper as there are no tolls, parking charges or running costs. As long as the bus turns up, even if it is crowded, these commuters will continue to use it.

Arriva unlike Stagecoach dont have a gigantic fleet of vehicles they can pull out of a hat for Rail Replacement work , so unfortunately a lot of the rail replacement fleet has come from the day to day fleet of various garages.

With Stagecoach vehicles could be found from various fleets they have around the country so not depriving those areas of too many deckers , Stagecoach even seem to have a sizeable fleet of reserve vehicles , notwithstanding they have a long term contract with the R&A for The Open Golf Championship P&R vehicles.